…I’ve decided to take a lesson from Representative Weiner’s personal scandal and increase my fame and notoriety by posting a bunch of Dick pictures.
So I’ve been doubtful of the concept behind “First Class” since it was announced. I normally don’t care for “watch them when they were young” prequels.
But you know what? I think this movie actually captured the X-Men better than the previous three. It’s not a flawless movie by any means–there are some lines that are real clunkers–and if it’s really a prequel and not a reboot, there are an awful lot of continuity errors. Still, I had a blast at it, and I think it may be my favorite of the X-Men franchise. (If not, it’s only behind X2. I’ll need to think about it, and probably see it a couple more times for a fair comparison.)
And while I know it’ll never happen–I doubt there’s enough of a market, and I doubt anyone would do a prequel to a prequel–but damn, I want to see some movies about Erik during his Nazi-hunting days.
(Part of my liking for this movie may come from the fact that I love the idea of period superhero pieces. I want to see more X-Men movies set in the 60s. Heck, it’s one of the reasons I’m looking forward to Captain America so much.)
About 55% done by word count (based on my target length). But I’m only about, oh, 45% or so done based on my place in the outline.
Okay, so that’s not a dramatic difference, and if the book ends up being a bit longer than 70K, nobody’s going to be upset. But I’m still interested in seeing how close I am to my estimate when all’s said and done.
38520 / 70000 words. 55% done!
Of course, I’m also realizing that I’m going to some pretty dark places for a YA fantasy… 
Not quite a full 2K today, but since I have to start packing for Comicpalooza, and since this took me to the end of a chapter, I’m calling it done for the day.
I’m probably kidding myself by not increasing the target word count from 70K at this point, but futile hope is still hope. 
30061 / 70000 words. 43% done!
